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Term: vejour
Definition: A vejour is a person who is sent by the court to examine a place or a person to help make a decision. They may be sent to see if someone who says they are too sick to come to court is really sick or just pretending. The word comes from old French and Latin words that mean "viewers".
Definition: A vejour is a person who is sent by the court to examine a place or a person in question to help in the decision-making process. They were also sent to check if someone who excused themselves from court due to illness was actually sick or just pretending.
These examples show how a vejour was an important part of the legal system in the past, helping to ensure that decisions were made based on accurate information and that people did not try to avoid their legal responsibilities by pretending to be sick.